A leaked US Army memo obtained by unmanned aviation news site sUAS News is making some waves in the drone world today. In the memo, the largest branch of the United States armed forces called for its units to “cease all use, uninstall all DJI applications, remove all batteries/storage media from devices, and secure equipment …

Hong Kong camera company Yongnuo, known for its affordable lighting gear and knockoff Canon lenses, has launched its first Li-ion powered speedlite: the YN686EX-RT flash for the Canon RT system. (Nikon version should be available in a few months time). The first company that introduces Li-ion flash is Godox, model VN860 that can deliver over …

Photographers are cheering the end of a marathon lawsuit today, a case that pinned beleaguered wedding photographer Andrea Polito against blogger Neely Moldovan (update 03 Aug 2017: her blog seems to be inaccessible right now) and her husband, who set out to destroy her career after a minor disagreement over their wedding photos. The whole …

YongNuo, started as a cheap China flash / speedlight maker, has ventured into camera lens business. In recent years, they have made 50mm, 35mm and 100mm lenses for the Canon mount. Nikon users looking for some budget glass will soon have a couple of new options. According to a detailed report by Nikon Rumors – …

Reuters is reporting that investment group Blackstone is “in talks with potential buyers” in an attempt to sell its 45% stake in Leica Camera, possibly to Zeiss. The other 55% of the company is owned by the Kaufmann family, who brought in Blackstone as a co-investor in 2011. The report cites “people close to the …

Voigtlander has a legendary 125mm Macro lens, which was selling at over RM3500 after it discontinued in production. It is an exciting news that Voigtlander is going to produce another macro lens. Although 65mm seems a bit short, but it has F/2 aperture and is actually a nice portrait lens as well! Is this the …

Nikon has updated multiple camera models with new firmware, bringing many bug fixes, as well as some new lens support and improvements to the D600 (version 1.03), D610 (version 1.02), D750 (version 1.12), and KeyMission 80 (version 1.2). All four updates are available to download now from the Nikon website. The full update changelogs are …

Ok…we are excited. Are you?! Is this is ultimate astronomy camera?! Nikon has just released a video using the D850 to shoot the milky way…the results look AMAZING! The highly-anticipated Nikon D850 is coming soon. Redefine full frame. Experience the best of both worlds – exceptional image and video quality in the Nikon D850. Whether …

Magnum and LensCulture officially announced the winners of their 2017 Photography Awards, doling out prizes in six categories: Documentary, Fine Art, Open, Photojournalism, Portrait and Street. Each of the ‘Single Image’ award winners (Magnum and LensCulture also gave out awards for best Series) walks away with US$1,500 in prize money and the serious bragging rights …

Sigma releases MC-11 Firmware Update 1.08. Update Date 2017.07.20 It corrects the phenomenon that AF does not operate properly when some lenses that are not compatible with the MC-11 are attached. ※ Before updating the MC-11 firmware, please ensure SIGMA Optimization Pro has been updated to ver. 1.4.1 or later for Windows, and ver. 1.4.0 …

Fujifilm Malaysia is offering CASH Back Offer to the selected lenses in their line up! Terms & Conditions Customers are allow to purchase more than ONE (1) model of lens per invoice but limited to only ONE (1) piece per lens model. FUJIFILM (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd reserved the right to amend Terms & Conditions this …

The Canon EOS 200D (also called Rebel SL2 in USA) is an ultra-compact digital SLR that features a 24MP APS-C-sized CMOS sensor, DIGIC 7 processor and Dual Pixel autofocus system. While its Dual Pixel AF system promises very good live view and video performance, the through-the-viewfinder AF system is aging. This svelte camera has a …

The infamous photo, captured when the monkey pressed the shutter, has become the subject of a years-long copyright dispute that has left Slater broke. Photo: David Slater Freelance photographer David Slater, once one of the most talked-about photographers in the world because of his serendipitous ‘monkey selfies,’ is now considering dog walking… or giving tennis …

Leica has released firmware 1.9.4.0 for the M10, correcting a bug from firmware 1.7.4.0 that produces black images in some cases during short exposures. The company has also advised M10 owners on how to handle SD cards issues that may arise in some circumstances, stating that cards with speeds of at least 80MB/s should be …